From: gbashore@bcpl.net   
      
   Fritsch try this for a file   
      
   Dim FileName as String   
   FileName$ = "C:\PROGRA~1\MYDIRS~1\MYFILE~1.TXT   
   Kill FileName$   
      
      
   for a dir and all its files try this   
   add a reference to the Microsoft Scripting Runtime type library   
      
   Dim fso As New Scripting.FileSystemObject   
   fso.DeleteFolder "C:\PROGRA~1\MYDIRS~1"   ',True   ',True deletes read only   
   files also   
      
   George   
      
      
   "Fritsch Kieftenbelt uit Raalte (Bij Marienheem)"   
    wrote in message   
   news:43dd078a$0$2125$dbd45001@news.wanadoo.nl...   
   > Hello.   
   >   
   > When I use killdir to delete a file, only names from 8 characters or   
   > shorter   
   > wil delete.   
   > But names like MYFILE~1.TXT don't work with killdir.   
   >   
   > FileName$ = "C:\PROGRA~1\MYDIRS~1\MYFILE~1.TXT   
   > KillDir FileName$   
   >   
   > Above doesn't work.   
   >   
   >   
   > When I do it in DOS prompt with DEL C:\PROGRA~1\MYDIRS~1\MYFILE~1.TXT,   
   > then   
   > it works.   
   > I can't do it with other names because I get the shortnames (with tildes   
   > "~") from another Windows program.   
   > This program gives no long, full names.   
   >   
   > Is there another command to delete a file, given with the short names?   
   > For example to use the DOS command DEL.   
   >   
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